Punchstrapback shield.

[Pig]

Hey there, Pig here again.

After a weekend at Wedageddon I saw the awesome usage of back shields protecting your.... back, strap shields being very strong and more versitile than I thought, and my own strap shield Ms. Gospel deflecting even the most quickest and dangerous of arrows.

Yes. It was a good event.

Aside from that I realized that I really want a back shield, and a strap shield, but I don't want to keep on changing shields.

THE QUESTION.

Can I have a back shield(Punch/Strap)/sword on my back while I do archery, so when I'm suddenly rushed I can jump into my classic sword and board stance..

AND..

..How would I turn Ms. Gospel (The punch shield) into a strap AND a back shield? Anyone have experience doing stuff like that?

I tried to search... but all I got was.. nothing. Okay, thanks!

-Pig

[Doozer]

Totally doable.
My good buddy has a punch/strap shield and turning a strap shield into a back shield ain't no thang.

as for the details, it might be easier to start from scratch than modify your punch shield, but idk.

[Syndri]

I suppose the big question to ask is how you have the handle of your punch shield attached.

[Kael Prime]

Give some details like the size of your sheild and if the handel is dead center, or if its higher or lower on the sheild.

And useing a sheild on your back and switching to S&B is a very easy thing to do.

[Pig]

Ms. Gospel is an all foam shield, though so far I don't think I've seen any strap foam shields.. for. err.. obvious reasons I suppose. Maybe I'd be able to use re-donkulous amounts of glue for the straps.







And so while I'm here, it's OKAY to keep a shield/sword on your back while arching.

[Syndri]

Go with your gut and what you see on the field. If you don't see coreless backshields, then I wouldn't make an attempt at it. Besides, having a new shield wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

[Blitz.]

Add Backstraps to this one, Kael has it done to his. And then make a New strap, Having two sheilds is always a good idea.

I've messed around with the idea of turning my punch into a punch strap. I've figured it'd be better to make a whole new sheild.

Hope you figure it out Legion(Thats the name u gave me at wedageddon)

[Peregrine]

Go with your gut and what you see on the field. If you don't see coreless backshields, then I wouldn't make an attempt at it. Besides, having a new shield wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

You see it all the time. for strapping

Here ya go. I knew what to search for, I guess:

viewtopic.php?p=424122#p424122

viewtopic.php?p=478516#p478516

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[Syndri]

Go with your gut and what you see on the field. If you don't see coreless backshields, then I wouldn't make an attempt at it. Besides, having a new shield wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

You see it all the time. for strapping

Here ya go. I knew what to search for, I guess:

viewtopic.php?p=424122#p424122

viewtopic.php?p=478516#p478516

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Ah. Well then.

[Remdawg Killionaire]

http://www.calistonarmory.com/index.php/tutorials/
I don't think it's a great idea to use your old shield; it looks like a classic, maybe your first and deserves to be up on a fall. Instead invest in making a shield like in the link(maybe sans the Plasti-dip work, that's really advanced stuff). Maybe diversify your armory with a different shield; versatility is always good in this game.